Showing posts with label Pocket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pocket. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition

AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition

Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know

Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients.

Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables • Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters • Lists of Assessment Components • Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips • 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct • Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment • Indications for Mechanical Ventilation • Weaning Assessment Tool • ACLS Algorithms.

Price: $36.95


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

RNotes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

RNotes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket GuideA Davis's Notes book. Accept no pretenders. The wildly popular and highly respected RNotes® is the preferred pocket-sized tool of nursing educators and students for the delivery of safe and effective health care in hospital and home settings. In this new second edition, RNotes® continues to present practical, clinically-oriented content across a wide range of topics in a succinct format: quick find features, portability, functionality, and more of the commonly-used but rarely memorized clinical information that hundreds of thousands of nurses and students refer to daily. Refined, reorganized, and updated with new content, the second edition of RNotes® will allow the reader to navigate more intuitively and with less effort. "This is one of the best purchases that I have made since starting school. It has really put it all together in an easy to read and find format. Thanks for the great resource!" -- Vickie Black, Northwest Shoals Community College ADN Program, Russellville, Alabama "I love this guide. It is helpful to me and will be to students. They can start using as students and continue post grad." -- Rhonda Armstrong, RN, MSN, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi Here's what some users of RNotes® have said: "This is one of the best purchases that I have made since starting school. It has really put it all together in an easy to read and find format. Thanks for the great resource!" -- Vickie Black, Northwest Shoals Community College ADN Program, Russellville, Alabama "I love this guide. It is helpful to me and will be to students. They can start using as students and continue post grad." -- Rhonda Armstrong, RN, MSN, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi

Price: $24.95


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Monday, May 23, 2011

Just the Facts: A Pocket Guide to Basic Nursing

Just the Facts: A Pocket Guide to Basic NursingJust the Facts provides beginning students with all the facts and figures they need to know for their early clinical experiences. It's a portable, concise reference that contains a wealth of information, ranging from definitions and abbreviations to dosage calculations and lab values. It's a valuable tool that students will rely on throughout their nursing career.

  • Content presented in tabular, list and outline format provides quick and easy retrieval.
  • Includes basic facts and figures students need for early clinical experiences.
  • Basic assessment by body system allows for ease in locating specific information.
  • Small, portable size enhances utility for students.
  • Chapter outlines with corresponding page numbers provide quick, easy access to information.
  • English-to-Spanish Translation Guide assists students posing general medical questions to Spanish-speaking patients.


  • Thoroughly updated information reflects current practice:.
    • Includes new 2007 Pressure Ulcer Staging Guidelines from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
    • Includes new guidelines for restraint and bedrail use.
    • Includes current NANDA, NIC, and NOC.
    • Includes new abbreviation guidelines from The Joint Commission.

Price: $26.95


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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures (Nursing Pocket Guides)

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures (Nursing Pocket Guides)

Take this pocket reference to clinicals on the job for quick access to nursing skills! Based on Perry & Potter's market-leading Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures, 7th Edition presents 83 key skills in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why to use specific techniques. With the latest in evidence-based practice, this book helps you perform basic nursing skills safely and effectively. Also available on Skyscape for use on any hand-held device!




  • A clear, two-column format presents skills with rationales for each step explaining why to use specific techniques.

  • A gloving logo identifies skills in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed in order to minimize the risk of infection.

  • Safety alerts highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of skills.

  • Reporting and recording guidelines include a bulleted list of what should be documented in the patient records.

  • Unexpected outcomes and related interventions help you troubleshoot potential problems and take appropriate actions to address them.

  • Alphabetical organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly.

  • A convenient pocket size and spiral binding allow the book to fit easily into your coat pocket and to stay open on the page you want.



  • New full-color design and illustrations help you follow step-by-step directions more easily.

  • Completely updated content is based on Perry & Potter's market-leading text, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, for the latest in evidence-based care.

Price: $42.95


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